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Cricket team
Kolkata Knight Riders (also referred to as KKR ) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League . The team is led by Sourav Ganguly , who is also the Icon Player for the team, and coached by John Buchanan . The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lodhbo, Jeetbo Re (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) and the official colors are black and gold .
Franchise History
Kolkata Knight Riders is one of the franchise of the eight team taking part in the Indian Premier League . It was bought by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan 's Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with Juhi Chawla Mehta and her husband, Jai Mehta .
Livery
File:Kolkataknight.jpg The Kolkata Knight Riders team celebrating the fall of a wicket The logo of the team consists of a blazing golden viking helmet against a black background with the name of the team Kolkata Knight Riders written in gold. The main theme of the team Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) has been created by Vishal-Shekhar duo. A Knight Rider album with several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri will also be created. The tag line of the team is All the King's Men . The team's official colours are black and gold. Black stands for the courage of Maa Kali and gold stands for the spirit of winning. The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra . The team also has a mascot named Hoog Lee , who is a lazy Royal Bengal Tiger and loves to eat burgers. The name is a pun on the river Hooghly . The name Knight Riders has been chosen keeping in view the kids and the youth.
Players
Sourav Ganguly , the former captain of the Indian cricket team is the icon player and led the Kolkata franchise. The team also includes the Australian captain Ricky Ponting , allrounder Chris Gayle , David Hussey , Tatenda Taibu and wicket keeper batsman Brendon McCullum . The main bowlers are Shoaib Akhtar , Ishant Sharma , Ashok Dinda , Ajit Agarkar and Murali Karthik . Team also includes Umar Gul , Mohammad Hafeez and Salman Butt . Australian batsman Brad Hodge is a recent addition to the squad.
Current Squad
Batsmen
Wicket Keepers / All Rounders
No.
Name
Age
Nationality
Batting Style
Bowling/Fielding
Bidding/Sign-in Price
1
Sourav Ganguly (Captain) ♠ 35
India Left-handed Right-arm medium US$ 1,092,500 (Icon Player) ♠
13
Tatenda Taibu 24
Zimbabwe Right-handed Wicket keeper US$ 125,000
6
Wriddhiman Prashanta Saha 23
India Right-handed Wicket keeper US$ 62,500 - Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player
42
Brendon McCullum 26
New Zealand Right-handed Wicket keeper US$ 700,000
Chris Gayle 28
West Indies Left-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 800,000
68
Ajit Agarkar 30
India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 350,000
5
Mohammad Hafeez 27
Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 100,000
Iqbal Abdulla 18
India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin US$ 30,000 - India - Under-19 Team Player
7
Laxmi Ratan Shukla 26
India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 62,500 - Bengal - Ranji Trophy Player
Bowlers
Administration and Coaching staff
Front Office Coaches Fixtures and Results
Kolkata Knight Riders 2008 Season
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||1 || 18 April || Royal Challengers Bangalore || Bangalore || Won by 140 runs, MoM – Brendon McCullum – 158* (73)
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||2 || 20 April || Deccan Chargers || Kolkata || Won by 5 wickets, MoM – David Hussey – 38* (43)
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||3 || 26 April || Chennai Super Kings ||Chennai || Lost by 9 wickets
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||4 || 29 April || Mumbai Indians || Kolkata || Lost by 7 wickets
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||5 || 1 May || Rajasthan Royals || Jaipur || Lost by 45 runs
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||6 || 3 May || Kings XI Punjab || Mohali || Lost by 9 runs
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||7 || 8 May || Royal Challengers Bangalore || Kolkata || Won by 5 runs, MoM – Sourav Ganguly – 20 (22) and 1/7 (3 overs)
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||8 || 11 May || Deccan Chargers || Hyderabad || Won by 23 runs, MoM – Sourav Ganguly – 91 (57), 2/25 (4 overs) and 2 catches
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||9 || 13 May || Delhi Daredevils || Kolkata || Won by 23 runs, MoM – Shoaib Akhtar – 4/11 (3 overs)
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||10 || 16 May || Mumbai Indians || Mumbai || Lost by 8 wickets
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||11 || 18 May || Chennai Super Kings || Kolkata || Lost by 3 runs (decided by D/L method )
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||12 || 20 May || Rajasthan Royals || Kolkata ||
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||13 || 22 May || Delhi Daredevils || Delhi ||
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||14 || 25 May || Kings XI Punjab || Kolkata ||
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External links
References
^ "King Khan launches Kolkata Knight Riders" . Yahoo. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
^ "Kolkata Knightriders launched amidst gloom" . Hindustan Times. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
"Kolkata Knight Riders Squad" . Cricinfo. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-28."Hodge joins IPL for five weeks" . Cricinfo. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-28."Shoaib sued by PCB and sacked by IPL" . The Guardian. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-10."Mott heads to Kolkata as Buchanan's IPL assistant" . Cricifo. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2006-03-26.^ "Leipus, Le Roux for Team Calcutta" . The Telegraph. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
"Buchanan son to join support staff" . The Telegraph. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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